Pulley



July 30, 1929. B, WILSON 1,722,875

PULLEY Filed March 24, 1928 Patented July 30,1929. 1,722,875

UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BROADUS WILSON, OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

PULLEY.

Application filed March 24, 1928. Serial No. 264,481.

My invention relates to improvements in and driven. The prongs also keep the pulleys particularly the kind used for adhousing from turning on the nail 4. One justing window shades, light awnin s, and prong or more than two prongs could be curtains; and the objects of my improveused and these might be located in a position 5 ments are to provide pulleys which will be other than the top of the housing 1 without easier to install and which will be smaller altering the spirit and scope of my inven- 60 ans more compact than those on the market tion. I am aware that pulleys have been at present. made with hollow spindles and do not wish I attain these objects by the device shown to claim such a combination broadly, but

in the accompanying drawing in which like I claim:

numbers refer to the same parts through- 1. A blank for a pulley yoke consisting of 65 out the several views. *igure 1 shows two an elongated strip having holes for the reof the pulleys in position on a window, ception of pulley-supporting adjacent showing relation to window and shade. respective ends, there being cuts in opposite Figure 2 is a cross section of the PL. side edges of said strip adjacent one hole extaken on the line A-A Figure 1. Figure tending in the general direction or" the other 70 3 is a plan view of the pulley taken from the hole whereby, when the strip is bent on a top. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the trans erse line through said cuts, projectpulley. Figure 5 shows the blank for torrning edge POl'blOllS of the strip will remain 2 ing housing 1 before bending, showing how for forming projecting prongs.

prongs 5 are formed. 2. A ll-shaped yoke for a pulley support, 75

In the figures, 1 is the housing or frame, means carried by the legs of the ll for supthe roller 2 over which the cord 7 is passed porting a pulley, a pulley rotata le on s i is mounted in the housing 1 by means of a means, the base of the j,

hollow rivet 3, which is set flush with the formed in its side edges and projecting in outside of the housing 1. The supporting its plane, beyond the plane of the adjacent S0 or fastening nail d is put through this rivet leg. and driven into the window casing (i or 3. A blank for a pulley yoke consisting of other object to which it is desired to attach an elongated strip having means for the repulley. Obviously a screw or bolt could be ception of a pulley adjacent respective ends,

used instead of the In the pro there being an opening in the strip anjacent form of my invention the prongs 5 are proone means defining a prong pointing in vided at the top of the back or the pulle general direction of said means. which may be pusher into the casing 6 bea. A blank for a pulley yoke consisting 35 fore fastening with nail 1-. These points are of an elongated strip having holes for the preferably punched and formed integral reception of a pulley supporting means ad with the body or" the housing 1. jacent respective ends, there being a cut in It will be readily appreciated that to inat least one side edge of said strip adjacent stall this type of pulley the workman has one hole and extending in the general direc- 40 only to press pulley against the window tion of the other hole.

casing 6 in its proper posit. n to cause the 5. A pulley supporting device comprising prongs 5 to stick in the casing 6, holding the a U-shaped yoke having a substantially flat pulley in position until nail can be inserted base and having integral prongs on said in the hollow rivet-spindle 3, which will base projecting beyonl the plane thereof, a

also act as a guide and support for the nail spindle having an opening ext ing longi- 4 while it is being driven into the casingG. tudinally throughout its length secured to This is a very great convenience in inst? land connecting the legs of the voke and ing shades such as shown in Figure l as adapted to receive asecuring device through it is often very diflicult to hold the shace 8, said opening and a pulley rotatably mount- 50 cords 7, pulleys and brackets and at tile same ed on said spindle between the legs of the time locate and fasten the pulleys in their yoke.

proper position. In this device the prongs In testimony wiereof I have affixed my 5 are sharp and readily hold the weight oil signature.

the cord 7 while the nail 4 is being inserted BROADUS lVILSON. 

